Opteron 3320 EE vs Xeon E5504
General info
Comparing Xeon E5504 and Opteron 3320 EE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 2347 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 3.52 | no data |
Market segment | Server | Server |
Architecture codename | Gainestown (2009−2010) | Delhi (2012) |
Release date | March 2009 (15 years ago) | 4 December 2012 (11 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | no data |
Current price | $184 (3.1x MSRP) | $497 |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Xeon E5504 and Opteron 3320 EE basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | 4 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 192 KB |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 4096 KB |
L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 8192 KB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
Die size | 263 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 731 million | 1,200 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5504 and Opteron 3320 EE compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
Number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 1 |
Socket | FCLGA1366 | AM3+ |
Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5504 and Opteron 3320 EE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | no data | + |
FMA | no data | + |
AVX | no data | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
Idle States | + | no data |
Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5504 and Opteron 3320 EE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | no data |
EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5504 and Opteron 3320 EE are enumerated here.
AMD-V | no data | + |
VT-d | + | no data |
VT-x | + | no data |
EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5504 and Opteron 3320 EE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Maximum memory size | 144 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 19.2 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5504 and Opteron 3320 EE.
PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Advantages and disadvantages
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 25 Watt |
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